Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo
Feudo di Mezzo is the most powerful voice in the Graci range: a single-contrada Nerello Mascalese from a small parcel of roughly 80-year-old alberello vines rooted in darker volcanic soils that lend the wine extra depth, verticality, and drive. Vinified identically to the Arcurìa Rosso so the site alone speaks, it draws frequent comparisons to the great crus of Barolo — dense yet finely woven, and built for the long haul. Notably, this contrada is the estate’s first site to be harvested each year.
Appellation: Etna Rosso DOC
Type: Red, dry
Blend: 100% Nerello Mascalese – indigenous to the Etna area
Color: Deep ruby with garnet reflections at the rim.
Bouquet: A rich, expansive bouquet of black cherry, wild dark berries, strawberry, kirsch, and orange peel with earthy rose, purple flowers, bay leaf, aromatic spice, and crushed stone.
Palate: Full-bodied and energetic on the palate, with dense, porcelain-fine tannins, saline drive, and a long, crystalline mineral finish.
Food Pairings: Braised and roasted red meats, wild boar ragù, game, grilled lamb, aged cheeses.
Production area: the Feudo Di Mezzo vineyard on the northeastern slopes of Etna at Passopisciaro, Castiglione di Sicilia, Province of Catania.
Altitude: 600-700 meters, (2,000-2,300 feet) a.s.l.
Vine density: 8,000 plants /ha (8,000 plants /2 ½ acres).
Soil: Darker volcanic soils than the estate's other crus — a key source of the wine's power and depth.
Yield: 35 hecto-liters /ha (1,000 gallons /2.5 acres).
Harvest: By hand; the estate's earliest-ripening contrada
Fermentation: Traditional red vinification with indigenous yeasts only, without temperature control, in vertical truncated-cone oak vats (tini).
Aging: Extended élevage in large, well-seasoned oak casks (18–24 months depending on vintage), with spontaneous malolactic fermentation, followed by ~6 months in bottle before release.
